TOP FILMS FROM NEW ZEALAND
1. The Lord of the Rings (1,2,3) 2001 Peter Jackson
2. King Kong 2005 Peter Jackson
3. Braindead 1992 Peter Jackson
5. The Piano 1993 Jane Campion
6. Once Were Warriors 1993 Lee Tamahori
7. The World's Fastest Indian 2005 Roger Donaldson
8. Whale Rider - Te kaieke tohora 2002 Niki Caro
9. Bad Taste 1987 Peter Jackson
10. What Dreams May Come 1998 Vincent Ward
11. The Quiet Earth 1985 Geoff Murphy
12. Forgotten Silver 1995 Costa Botes
14. An Angel at My Table 1990 Jane Campion
15. Strike Zone 2003 Cameron Duncan
16. Boy 2010 Taika Cohen
17. The Lost Spider Pit Sequence 2005 Peter Jackson
18. The Navigator: A Mediaeval Odyssey 1988 Vincent Ward
19. Kitchen Sink 1989 Alison Maclean
21. Out of the Blue 2006 Robert Sarkies
22. Two Cars, One Night 2003 Taika Cohen
11 comments:
'The Lord of the Rings' and 'King Kong' may have used NZ for locations, but once again, locations DO NOT make the movie. These were both US productions. Sorry.
whole thing was shot for like 5 years in new zealand and peter jackson was born there. Idiot
I have to agree with the first comment. When looking for a NZ film it really has to be about kiwis made by kiwis.
LOTR and King Kong simply showcase the NZ scenery and half of it is CGI anyway. It may be Directed by Peter Jackson of NZ and filmed in NZ but it is financed by Americas Warner Bros. made with Americans in mind.
Agree, there is more to NZ cinema than one Peter Jackson.
The best NZ movie for me is Goodbye Pork Pie. Closely followed by Sleeping Dogs. Neither of these made this list.
Other fantastic films that I would include on this list are: Utu, Smash Palace and Sione's Wedding.
Curios also that the Piano didn't make the list, not that I'm a huge fan, but it was lauded by critics the world over.
LOTR and King Kong being NZ films? .. As a NZer I really can't decide. Is finance what determines nationality of a film? And if it did how much because NZ did provide some of the finance (and changed laws!) to allow it to be filmed here.
"about Kiwis made by kiwis"- I think what a film is ABOUT is irrelivant in this decision but who makes it isn't and much of the cast and crew were Kiwis- including the crew that modified the scenery using CGI.
Something like this causes a great debate and one I just can't decide which way to lean.
(Give it time and the Aussies will find a way to claim it as theres :p )
There are, sadly, some good Kiwi films missing as mentioned by others.
i like your information
very nice post
Surely it's the creative talent that determines whether it is a New Zealand film. LOTR are New Zealand films, made in New Zealand, produced and directed by a New Zealanders. Weta workshop is in New Zealand. Indisputably Kiwi films.
Lord of The Rings was crap. Give it back to the Americans!
It never belonged to the Americans , ffs
goodbye pork pie 1981
utu 1983
the quiet earth 1985
mauri 1988
vigil 1984
what we do in shadows 2014
hunt for the wilderpeople 2016
sleeping dogs 1977
smash palace 1981
the dark valley 2014
crush 1992
arriving tuesday 1984
black sheep 2006
orphans and kingdoms 2014
sione's wedding 2006
ngati 1987
jesus' son 1999
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